NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (District) intends to amend its conflict-of-interest code (Code), pursuant to Government Code Section 87306 and 87306.5. Pursuant to Government Code Section 87302, the Code will designate employees who must disclose certain investments, income, interests in real property and business positions, and who must disqualify themselves from making or participating in the making of governmental decisions affecting those interests. The District is proposing amendments to reflect the position additions and deletions, a position reclassification and changes to the disclosure requirements for all designated positions in the Code.

The District has prepared a written explanation for the designation and the disclosure responsibilities and has available all of the information upon which the amendment is based. Copies of the proposed amended Code and all applicable information may be obtained from Janet S. Tarantino, Secretary of the District, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, P.O. Box 9000, Presidio Station, San Francisco, CA 94129-0601, by telephone at (415) 923-2223, by facsimile at (415) 923-2013, by TDD California Relay Service at 800-735-2929 or by accessing the web site at http://goldengate.org/news/ConflictofInterestCode.php.

A 45-day written comment period has been established commencing Tuesday, October 23, 2012 through Friday, December 7, 2012. Any interested person may present written comments concerning the proposed amended Code no later than close-of-business December 7, 2012, to the Secretary of the District, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, P.O. Box 9000, Presidio Station, San Francisco, CA 94129-0601. No public hearing on this matter will be held unless any interested person or his or her representative requests a public hearing no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the close of the written comment period.

Any inquiries concerning the proposed amended Code should be directed to Janet S. Tarantino, Secretary of the District, at (415) 923-2223.